Combination-chair.



J. D. BELANGER.

COMBINATION CHAIR.

APPLICATION man MAY 1. 19m.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented se ta, 1918.

Application filed May 1, 191 s. S eria1No.231,918.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, J oi -IN D. BELANGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new-and'useful Improvement in Combination-Chairs, and I do hereby declare that the following description of-my said invention, taken inconnection with the accompanying sheet of drawing, forms a full, clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled'in the art to'which it "appertains to make and use the same. My invention relates generally to improvements in chairs; and it consists, essentially, in the novel and peculiar combination of parts and details of construction, as hereinafter first fully set forth and described and then pointed out in the claims.

The object ofmy present invention is the production of an eiiicient and serviceable combined chair, babys' high chair, childs medium chair, and a step ladder, which by a simple manipulation can be readily changed from one to the other device.

1 To accomplish this object, I construct this chair in the preferred embodiment of my invention, as illustrated in the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of the furniture when in condition for use as a step ladder, no attention being given to minor details of construction which are correctly shown in other figures, Fig. 1 of the drawings being intended merely to show, in a general way, the appearance of the chair. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3is a rear, and Fig. t a front elevation thereof. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of this furniture when arranged as a common dining room, sitting room, or standard chair. Fig. 6 is a side'elevation of the same. Fig. 7 is a similar view of a babys high chair.

Fig. 8 is a like view showing the chair as childs or medium high chair.

7 I Fig. 59 is a detail sectional V18W'O11i an lncreased scale, of a portion of tllG'QllitlI, on l1ne 99 v of f Fig. 31; Fig.10 is a'side elevation'of; the upper portion of the chair when arranged as a high chair. Fig. 11 is a similar view of theupper portion of thechair showing the cliildstray turned ovcr'toserveasa step for stepfladder; Fig.12is'a plan of a fragment of the device illustrated'inFig.

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tail of the chair; and Figs. 14 to inclusive, are detail views of a pair of hinges'by which the foot-board fora baby ispivoted to apart of the chair. V p V Like parts aredesignated by the same characters and symbols of reference in all This chair comprises in its make-up as a standard, or commomchair, two front legs 12, 12, two rear legs 13, 13 the upper ends of which form the back A, of the chair, and

a seat proper B. The front legs 12, 12, are strongly connected by, preferably, a single, wide, rail 1-1, in the upper margin of which there is an excision 15, the object of which will hereinafter appear, said rail 14 serving as a support for a foot board 22, for the high chair, and also asa tread .for the step .22, at the right and left margins of which there are D votally connected to said foot The back of the chair includes board by hinges 23, upright posts 24, 24,

which, at their upper ends, are hingedly connected to horizontally disposed bars 25, 25 which bars are, at their opposing ends connected to the face of the seatfB, by hinges, dowels, or otherwise, not shown, the hinges that. connect the upper ends of the uprights to the bars 25, 25, being shown in r 1, 8, and 9, at 26. v Rising from the horizontal bars 25, 25"," therefare posts 27,27, theupper ends of which are affixed to horizontally disposed rails 28. 28 which rails likewise extend, and

are afliXed to, the faceof the seat B. At the forward ends of the rails 28,28, there is I movablv located ang elementC, whichfinf the POSltlOlisllOWn finIFigs. 7 and 10, serves a'tray, [while when in the position shown n Figs. 1,2, .4, 8,'andf1l, this'element'G functionsas a tread for a'step ladder. This element Cis removable from the horizontal are secured loops '29, best, seen in Figs. 10,

bars 28.282 in a peculiar mannen Thus, at the forwardfinds of'the rails 28,282 there tray C, there are straps 30, which straps are constructed to enter the loops 29 either from their front or their rear. tray C there are pivoted, upon. pivots 31, straps or bars 32, which bars pass through box-loops 33, which box-loops have pivots 34, on which they may rotate. WVhen this" element C is turned over, as shown best in Figs. 11 and 12, and then the tray pushed forwardly, so that the straps 30 enter the loops 29 from the rear, the tray is held in this upturned position, thebars 32 extend downwardly, and are locked in the depending position by being placed behind buttons 35, located on the arm rests 25, 25 which prevents the tray C from moving rearwardly. By releasing the bars 32 from the buttons 35, the tray C may be liberated and either placed in position to serve as a childs tray, or it may be placed out of the way above the chair seat B, as illustrated in Fig. 8, when the chair is to be used as a childrens medium high chair.

The seat proper of this chair is, preferably, a substantially rectangular frame provided with a suitable seat bottom B which may be wood veneer, cane, or other desirable material. This seat frame is pivotally connected to the chair-back by hinge members 36, best illustrated in Fig. 9, and having pins 37, passing through the side members of the chair-back, there being in these side-members, near their upper ends, elastic bumpers 38, against which the seat frame may bear when placed into approximately vertical position.

Between the uprights 24, 24, there is pivoted a foot board D, by means of a peculiar hinge construction shown in detail in Figs.

1-4 to 17 inclusive, and comprising two mem-' bers 39, which are secured at the outer ends of the foot board, and two. additional members 40, secured to the uprights 24, 24. The member 39 has at one end a sidewise extending lug 41, which when the foot board is turned down for use, .strikes the backs of the uprights, and thereby sustains the foot board D in horizontalposition, while when said foot board is turned into approximately vertical position, it strikes a stop pin 42, as illustrated in Fig. 2,. and is thereby prevented from further backward movement. g I

At the forward ends of the arm rests 25, 25 there is'l ocateda tread board E, and behind the posts 27,27, there is located a seat board 43, which tread board E and seat board 43,- serve as a seat when the chair is to be used as a high chair, as illustrated in Fig. 7, while the element E alsoserves as a tread when the chair is converted into a step ladder. g t

In order to describe the operation of this the chair is in a knocked down condition to At the ends of the function as a standard chair, and is to be turned into a babys high chair, as shown in Fig. 7 the operator places one foot into the excision 15 in the front rail 14, and lifts the foot board 22 so that pins 44 thereon will clear the front rail 14, and then taking hold of the seat proper swings the same into approximately.vertical. position illustrated in Fig. 2. He or she now manipulates the tray 0 so as to extend from the front of the rails 28, 28 and then swings the auxiliary foot board D into horizontal position, as depicted in Fig. 7, in which case the infant is placed upon the seat comprising the elements E and 43, while the rails 28, 28 serve as arm rests to the occupant of the chair. To convert this chair into a. step ladder, the auxiliary foot board D is turned into approximately vertical position, and the tray into the reversed position shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 11, in which condition the foot board 22, the tread board E, and the element C serve as the steps for the step ladder.

When the chair is to be used as a medium high chair, the tray C is removed and placed into the position illustrated in Fig. 8, and the foot board D turned into vertical position, the child being seated upon the members E and 43, as hereinbefore mentioned.

To convert the chair from a high chair to a standard chair, it is first placed into the condition of a step ladder and then the seat turned down, in which case all the parts attached to the chair seat proper will swing down with it and occupy the positions shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

For the purpose of strengthening the chair, brace-rods 45, may extend from the front legs to the chair-back, preferably diagonally, a construction, though desirable, is, however, not absolutely essential, and may be dispensed with, if desired. And for the purpose of adding to the appearance of the chair when used for any purpose but a standard chair, I provide the back of the seat which under these conditions is toward the front, with either an upholstered cushion 46, or a plush, carpet, or other fabric ,understoodthat I am aware that details of construction may be changed, and parts omitted without departing fromthe scope of.

myinvention elaimsyf I g p g Having thus fully described this lnvenas defined in the'appended tion, I claim as new, and desire to secure to'myself by Letters Patent of the United Statesi 1. In a chair of the nature described, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, said rear legs being upwardly extended to form the back of the chair, said legs being connected by bars and rails to afford a fixed structure, a seat proper, said seat being pivotally connected to the rear legs to swing upwardly, a foot board movably placed between said front legs, a pair of uprights hingedly connected to said foot board, a pair of arm-rests fixedly secured to the bottomside of said seat proper, said uprights being hingedly connected to said arm-rests at the forward ends thereof, a foot board at the forward ends of said arm-rests, uprights fixed to, and extending from, said arm rests, rails fixedly connected to said uprights at one of their ends and to the back of the seat proper at their other ends, and a movable element at the ends of, and supported by, said rails. t p

2. In a chair of the nature described, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, said rear legs being upwardly extended to form the back of the chair, said legs being connected by bars and rails to afford a fixed structure, a seat proper, said seat being pivotally connected to the rear legs to swing upwardly, a foot-board movably placed between said front legs, a pair of uprights hingedly connected to said foot-board, a pair of arm-rests fixedly secured to the bottomside of said seat proper, sald uprights being hingedly connected to said arm-rests at the forward ends thereof, a foot-board at the forward ends of said arm rests, uprights fixed to, and extending from said arm-rests, rails fixedly connected to said uprights at one of their ends and to the back of the seat proper at their other ends, and a movable element at the ends of, and supported by, said rails, said movable element being a tray-like structure, said structure havlng means for movably, but irremovably conmately medially thereof and pivotally con nected thereto at one end, a box-loop at each rail through which said side-rods are passed, said box loops having each a pivot] Copies of this patent 'may he obtained for projecting from the back thereof and engaging said rail and rotating therein, and

means on said tray for movablyconnecting said tray to the free ends of said rails.

A. In a chair of the nature described, a

chair-frame, a seat hingedly connected to' said chair-frame, rails fixedly connected to rods are passed and means for movably coni I necting said tray. to the free ends of said rails, said'latter means including loops at the free ends of said rails, and bars, at the ends of said tray constructed to enter said loops in normally extended, and in reversed, upturned, positions. 7

5. In a chair of the nature described, a chair-frame including a wide, notched, front-rail, a seat proper, said seat proper being pivotally connected to said chairframe at its lower end, a pair of arms-rests fixedly secured'to the bottom side of said chair-seat, a pair of uprights pivotally connected to the free ends of said arm-rests, a foot-board, said -foot-board being normally supported by said wide, notched, front-rail, said foot-board being hingedly connected to the lower ends of said uprights, stop-pins on said foot-board and normally engaging said wide, notched, front-rail to lock the said parts in erected position.

chair-frame, including a wide, notched, front-rail, a seat proper, said seat proper being pivotally attached to said chair-frame atits'lower end, a pair of arm-rests fixedly connected to the bottom side of said chairseat, a pair of uprights pivotally connected to the free ends of said arm rests, a footboard, said foot board beingnormally sup ported by said wide, notched, front-rail, said foot board being hingedly connected to the lower ends of said uprights, stop-pins on said foot-board and normally engaging said wide, notched, front-rail to lock saidjparts in erected position, and an auxiliary footboard above said first mentioned foot-board,

said auxiliary foot-board being pivotally connected to said uprights, means for sustaining said auxiliary, foot-board in normal position, and means for retaining said aux-- iliary foot-boardininoperative position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as V my'invention I t, t

1 JOH .BELA B 1 have hereunto set my hand five cents eacli; by'addressing the cominissiol ler of Patents, 'Wsshlngt'o'n, D. 0. i 

